Guard for roofs.



s. W. POPEL.

GUARD FOR ROOFS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. a, 1909.

9359555 Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

o O Q onira STATES SAMUEL w. POPEL, or HARRISBURG,PENNSYLVANIA.

GUARD FOR ROOFS.

Application filed March 8,

T 0 all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL V. Form, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGuards for Roots, of which the following is a specification.

My in ention relates to guard: for roofs, ete., adapted to be secured atthe edges thereof or at anydesired point, and my invention consists ofcertain brackets and rails supported and connected thereto, constructedand combined as fully set forth hereinafter and as illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figurel is an end view of part of a car roof illustrating my invention;Fig. 2 a side View in part section of one of the brackets and one end ofthe rail; Fig. 3 a view illus trating the combination of different formsof brackets with the rail,

My improved guard consists of a plurality of brackets A, a cross-bar B,supported thereby, and knobs C detachably connected to the ends of thecrossbar so as to hold it in place in the brackets.

As shown the brackets A are L-shaped and the vertical member or portionhas an enlargement a, in which is a socket or opening 02, through whichthe cross-barB is passed. The horizontal or base member Z) of eachbracket has two faces, one of which may be placed upon a base, as in thebracket A, Fig. 1, and with vertical openings for the passage ofvertical screws or bolts cirito the roof or other object to which thebracket is to be secured. The brackets may also have cross openings 0,and side bearing faces so that the said brackets may be secured b crossscre' s or bolts d to the sides of the ra' ters D of the roof. As shownthe brackets are illustrated in connection with a railway car or otherroof having the rafters l). The horizontal members ofthe brackets areapplied' to the sides of the rafters and bolted. thereto while thevertical members extend upward above the edge of the roof and thereforesupportthe rail 15 at the extreme edge as shown.

The rail is provided with threaded ends, or is otherwise adapted for thedetachable ap', lication of the knobs (l, which are put Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Sept. 28, 1909 1909. Serial No. 482,148.

in place after the rail has been passed through the brackets and therebyhold the same firmly in its position. In some cases it is desirable tosupport the rail at points between the brackets A, and to furtherstrengthen the same, and for this purpose I may employ supplementalbrackets E which have eyes or openings for the passage of the rail atone end and are straight so as to afford side faces, and with crossopenings y for the passage of horizontal bolts into the joist or rafteror other member which sup ports the bracket A. By this means the rail isheld in place by the vertical screws or bolts 0 and the horizontalscrews or bolts f. I claim as my invention: 1. The combination with aroof and its rafters D, of L-shaped brackets having eyes or openings atthe ends of the vertical members, and transverse openings in thehorizontal'members adapted for the'reception of bolts passing laterallyinto the rafters, and

rails passing through the said eyes and hav ing knobs O detachablysecured to the ends thereof.

2. The combination with a roof and its rafters D, of L-shaped bracketshaving eyes or'openings at the ends of the vertical members, andtransverse openings in the horizontal members adapted for the receptionof bolts passing laterally into the rafters and rails passing throughthe said eyes and having knobs C detachably secured to the ends thereof,and intermediate straight brackets E having eyes in line with those ofthe other brackets and with transverse openings for receiving transversebolts.

3. A members at about right angles to each other, one with a terminaleye or opening and the other with openings for the reception of securingbolts which extend substantially at right angles to each other, wherebythe bracket can be attached to a support with either its base or a sideface in contact therewith as set forth.

In testimony whereof I allix lily-signature in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL \V. POPEL.

Witnesses lnAnLEs E. Fosrn', An'riwn L. BRYANT.

bracket for guard rails having two

